"Can't Blame a Girl for Trying" is a song by Sabrina Carpenter, from her album Eyes Wide Open. It was released as her debut single in March 2014. The music video premiered on March 28, 2014, becoming very popular over time and getting airplay on Radio Disney.

The song was written in 2012 by Meghan Trainor, Al Anderson and Chris Gelbuda. Trainor first performed the song at the Durango Songwriter's Expo in 2012 and later shared a music video of the song on Facebook. This video was later removed.

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Here I am again, the same old situation
Why does the guy thing have to be so complicated?
I should have played it cool, instead I made a fool
Oh, the things I do

'Cause I'm young and I'm dumb
I do stupid things when it comes to love
And even if I always end up crying
Well, you can't blame a girl for trying
Oh oh, oh oh
No, you can't blame a girl for trying
Ooh ooh

I should've shut my mouth, I could've kept it quiet
I might have freaked him out 'cause I was so excited
But I just couldn't wait, I took a leap of faith
Oh, the things I say

'Cause I'm young and I'm dumb
I do stupid things when it comes to love
And even if I always end up crying
Well, you can't blame a girl for trying
Oh oh, oh oh
No, you can't blame a girl for trying
Oh oh, no, no

And I think sometimes
I tend to be my own worst enemy
And maybe someday
I'm gonna catch a shooting star falling out of the blue
Doing what I do

And just as I'm giving up, my heart is palpitating
Here comes another one, it's so intoxicating
And being where I've been, I know that in the end
I'll do it all again

'Cause I'm young and I'm dumb
I do stupid things when it comes to love
And even if I always end up crying
Well, love will find me, there ain't no denying
That you can't blame a girl for trying
Oh oh, oh oh
No, you can't blame a girl for trying
Mmm, oh

The premise of the video follows Sabrina's day in her house. As she wakes up, she makes tons of mistakes, realizing she is not perfect. She tries new things, but despite them not going well, she still tries hard and enjoys who she is, even if she's not perfect.